• Paul Krugman, NY Times – The deal itself is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and his party...and most important, by demonstrating that raw extortion works and carries no political cost, it will take America a long way down the road to banana-republic status. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?_r=1&hp%20 4 comments 2/8/2011 politics
• Krugman: "How can American democracy work if whichever party is most prepared to be ruthless, to threaten the nation’s economic security, gets to dictate policy? And the answer is, maybe it can’t." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?hp 425 comments 1/8/2011 politics
• "...the G.O.P. has just demonstrated its willingness to risk financial collapse unless it gets everything its most extreme members want. Why expect it to be more reasonable in the next round?" With that, Paul Krugman hits the nail right on the head. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?smid=tw-nytimeskrugman&seid=auto 8 comments 1/8/2011 politics
• Krugman: President Surrenders On Debt Ceiling. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?_r=1 10 comments 1/8/2011 politics
• Krugman - "What Republicans have just gotten away with calls our whole system of government into question." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?src=tp 21 comments 1/8/2011 politics
• The president surrenders. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html 48 comments 1/8/2011 politics

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